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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 73-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What form of writing did Harjo's mother enjoy creating the most?
(a) Songs.
(b) Plays.
(c) Poems.
(d) Novels.

2. In the epigraph of the memoir, Harjo states that she "traveled far above the earth" (8) how many times?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

3. During what era were the people of Harjo's father removed forcibly from their land in the South?
(a) The early 20th century.
(b) The mid 19th century.
(c) The late 19th century.
(d) The early 18th century.

4. How many of Harjo's mother's children attended her second wedding ceremony?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What sport did Harjo's stepfather enjoy watching on television when he was not beating or berating his family?
(a) Football.
(b) Golf.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Tennis.

Short Answer Questions

1. The items along the wall in one of Harjo's classrooms at the art institute were used to train Indian students to work for what kinds of families upon graduation?

2. By what age had Harjo tired of hearing the Bible misused "to prove the superiority of white people” and “to enforce the domination of women by men” (68)?

3. What element of life does Harjo classify as "direct communication with the sacred" (75)?

4. What action did Harjo begin to take in hopes of keeping her family safe from the wrath of her stepfather?

5. What objects does Harjo say acted as evidence that she and many other young women "wanted to live" (78)?

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